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Spinners have win streak snapped

LOWELL -- In the midst of a three-game winning streak, the first-place Lowell Spinners were looking to stay hot on Friday night at LeLacheur Park against the Batavia Muckdogs.

Batavia 8, Lowell 6

Instead, they suffered an 8-6 loss to the Muckdogs in a New York-Penn league contest in front of a crowd of 5,027.

Williams Jerez had a double, triple, and two RBI for the Spinners (25-19), yet it was not enough to overcome Batavia's quick-strike offense.

The Muckdogs jumped ahead on starter Mario Alcantara in the first inning, scoring three runs off three hits and a walk. Alcantara would eventually be chased after giving up two more runs in the third inning and two more in the fourth. Francisco Taveras gave up only one run after coming in to relieve Alcantara in the fourth.

The Spinners were down 8-4 entering the bottom of the ninth when they attempted to mount a comeback. With two outs in the inning, Danny Bethea singled to bring in Tzu Wei-Lin and bring the Spinners to within three of Batavia. After a Nathan Minnich walk, Jose Colorado doubled to right field, scoring Bethea and moving Minnich to third.

Unfortunately, the Spinners would strand the two runners in scoring position with a lineout to center. Trevor Williams picked up the win for the Muckdogs, who improved to 22-21 on the season.

Lowell remains a 1/2 game ahead of Tri-City for first place in the Stedler Division.

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The Spinners look to return to their winning ways on Saturday at LeLacheur Park against Batavia. The game is scheduled to start at 5:05 p.m.

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